Thorgan Hazard looks set to join Liverpool in a £31 million deal in January. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Thorgan Hazard, the man that was rejected by Chelsea, looks set to join Liverpool, according to the Daily Star .

Hazard, who failed to make an appearance for the Blues during his time with the club, is currently on the books at German club Borussia Moenchengladbach, but the Bundesliga side are keen to cash in on him now, while his value is high, as he has only 18 months left on his contract.

However, Italian outlet CalcioMercato claim Roma are working on a deal for the 25-year-old.

They report the club’s Sporting Director Monchi is aware Hazard isn’t planning to stick around in the Bundesliga and has begun planning to get the £31m man on board in Rome.

Roma are said to want to tie up a deal for the attacking midfielder in January and then loan him back to the German club until the summer.

However the interest of Liverpool and Atletico Madrid could cloud the situation, both of whom are said to be planning a similar buy-and-loan-back strategy.

Liverpool and Chelsea receive Pulisic boost

Liverpool and Chelsea have received a pre-January transfer boost with the news that Bayern Munich are out of the running for Christian Pulisic, according to the Mirror .

The 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund star is one of the most coveted players in world football right now, but looks set for a move to the Premier League with the Reds, Manchester United and Chelsea all linked with a move for him either in January or in the summer.

Pulisic has fallen out of favour in Dortmund because of the emergence of England starlet Jadon Sancho and reports claim that the Bundesliga leaders are willing to cash in on their American wonderkid now, rather than risk losing him for a cheaper price as his contract ticks down.

The report claims that Bayern believe the American would prefer to move to England and Borussia Dortmund would prefer to sell him to a foreign club.

United eye Hammers ace

Manchester United could be set to make a January move for West Ham defender Issa Diop - but he’ll cost more than £60 million.

The 21-year-old joined the Iron from Toulouse in the summer, for a fee believed to be worth around £22 million. Now the Daily Mail, say United have scouted him - with a view to bring him to Old Trafford.

He has made 19 appearances in all competitions this term and been one of their stand out performers, catching the eye of formr United boss Jose Mourinho when the two sides met at the London Stadium earlier this season.

Meanwhile, Italian newspaper La Repubblica claim the agent of Fiorentina centre back Nikola Milenkovic is trying to push through a £45 million move to Old Trafford in January.

United eye three from Serie A

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may only be the caretaker manager at Manchester United - for now - but he will look to improve the squad in January with a defender top of his list of priorities.

Former boss Jose Mourinho made no secret of his wish to improve his backline, but reached a deadlock with the club's executive vice chairman, Edward Woodward, who refused to sanction defensive deals for the Portuguese boss.

However, Solskjaer recognises it is an area of weakness for United and reports are linking the Red Devils with a move for Roma's Kostas Manolas and Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly this January window.

The Express are also linking United with another Serie A star - Juventus' misfiring forward Douglas Costa.

The Brazilian has struggled at Juventus and reports have claimed United could sign him for around £54 million.

Napoli are demanding no less than £90 million for Koulibaly, while Manolas reportedly has a £33.2 million release clause and may be seen as a more attractive proposition given Koulibaly is now 27.

Eden Hazard 'heading to Madrid'

Chelsea fear they have lost star man Eden Hazard - with the belgian sensation all but agreeing a move to Real Madrid.

That is according to a report in the Star , which claims former journalist and now football operations and communications consultant Ian McGarry told Sky Sports he is heading for the Stamford Bridge exit door.

Hazard has long been linked with a move to Los Blancos, but is also very happy at Chelsea, who have offered him a huge new deal to stay in West London.

Speaking on Sky Sports show the Sunday Supplement at the weekend, McGarry said: “There’s a feeling in the dressing room that he’s agreed a deal to go to Real Madrid and the reason he’s so calm about everything and not having contract negotiations with Chelsea is he has this option and he’s just waiting to exercise it.”

Calero sparks Arsenal rumours

Arsenal transfer target Fernando Calero has sparked rumours of an imminent move to the Emirates Stadium after being spotted in London.

The Real Valladolid centre-back is reportedly on the radar of a host of Europe’s top clubs, but took to his Twitter account to say that he was only in London to enjoy some free time with his girlfriend.

Calero is wanted by the Gunners, though, who see him as a bargain as he has a release clause in his contract of just £9.8 million.

The links with Arsenal come as manager Unai Emery works through an injury crisis.

Nacho Monreal and Shkodran Mustafi are doubts to play at Brighton today because of hamstring injuries.

Right-back Hector Bellerin and centre-backs Rob Holding, Konstantinos Mavropanos are all out for the Amex Stadium trip, along with talented youngster Emile Smith Rowe.

Chinese club want Zaha

Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha is the subject of a whopping £44 million offer from China.

The Daily Mail claims that Super League side Dalian Yifang are lining up an £11 million a year deal for the Eagles attacker - and the proposed package would treble his terms.

However, Palace would be loathe to lose Zaha, who is under contract until 2023.

The Eagles striker is a target for Super League side Dalian Yifang, who are prepared to make the Ivory Coast international one of the best-paid players in the world.

Naymar desperate for Barca return

Brazilian sensation Neymar is desperate for a return to Barcelona - with his staff making ‘constant calls’ to his former club.

The 26-year-old megastar left Spain to link up with the French champions Paris Saint-Germain in summer 2017 in a world-record €220 million move.

But any deal to return will be extremely complicated due to the way he left the Nou Camp.

Now AS claim the frontman’s team are ‘constantly calling’ Barcelona to try and engineer a return.

AS quote club sources as saying: “When he comes to Barcelona, which is usually, he always ends up visiting the dressing room.